A bill before the California Legislature aims to come up with statewide standards for teaching students about internet safety and fake news. If it works, Russian trolls would have a tougher time fooling voters in the 2020 election....

An annual survey by the California Public Employees' Retirement System showed pension worries in 2017. The Bee reviewed four years of surveys conducted by CalPERS and CalSTRS, the California State Teachers' Retirement System....

Sacramento and other California jurisdictions face problems with having more recyclables rejected by contractors and China. Here's what you need to know about plastic containers, glass, cardboard, pizza boxes, Styrofoam and other materials you discard...

The Sacramento Police Department is investigating a social media threat to Sacramento's Kennedy High School on Sunday. The threat comes two days after police evacuated the school when multiple students were sent a text chain threatening to blow up the...

Young players might not know how to talk to referees, but it's a situation where Kings forward Zach Randolph can fill the void, as he did in a recent meeting with league officials. It's a reminder that leadership isn't just about what happens ...

A series of videos shot by Jim Morris of the California Wildlife Commission shows how the Yolo County Wildlife Area near Sacramento has attracted large numbers of pelicans, ducks, geese, egrets, herons, songbirds and hawks....

Police in Des Moines, Iowa, found six inches of cat feces and garbage filling a home Wednesday where more than three dozen live cats and at least nine dead ones were discovered in some of the filthiest conditions officers had ever seen, authorities say....

A 40-year-old Sacramento, Calif., man pulled from the ocean off Salt Point State Park by a Coast Guard helicopter, remains in critical condition with severe hypothermia. The man, an amputee with one arm, was swept off the rocks Saturday by a rogue wave wh...

Fake news, white supremacists, military parades, cabinet purges. As Republicans in the United States Congress bow to President Donald Trump, there are echoes of pre-World War II Germany, Adolf Hitler, the good Germans and the Third Reich....

Marysville's annual Bok Kai Festival celebrated its 138th year this year with a parade and cultural festival celebrating the Chinese water god, Bok Eye. The parade features a dragon, Chinese lion dancers and other community members....

Rocklin Fire Department firefighters rescued two children from behind locked doors March 18 in two separate incidents. One child locked him or herself in the car, while the other locked him or herself in a closet....

Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam has, for years, been a toxic fount of anti-Semitic and homophobic rhetoric. And faced with that hatred, the obligation of moral people would seem obvious. Condemn it. But for some African Americans, it ha...

Homeless men and women in North Sacramento are cleaning up the area thanks to a new program called the Downtown Streets Team. The approach helps fulfill a promise made by Mayor Darrell Steinberg and other elected leaders that the neighborhood would not be...

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District's online store, which launched last October featuring a wide range of energy-saving merchandise, has added helpful information and access to local contractors for those planning major home projects....

High school sports scores from around the region. Area high school and community college coaches or scorekeepers are encouraged to report results immediately after games. Call 916-441-4100 or email preps@sacbee.com. Calls will be accepted everyday until 1...

The first time you fly into the Kona Coast on Hawaii's Big Island, you'll be struck by two things: the nearly relentless sunshine (moderated by volcanic smoke that locals call "vog") and the vast, barren fields of black lava rock stretchin...

Buddy Hield has led the Kings in assists in back-to-back games, matching his career high with seven in Friday's win at Golden State, followed by six in Saturday's 103-97 loss to the Utah Jazz at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Hield said he's being m...

The West Campus girls basketball team beat Clovis 59-54 on Saturday, March 17, to advance to the Division III CIF state title game. Nia Johnson, Kiara Jefferson and Gabby Rones were key in the Warriors win over the Cougars....

A recent study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at the prevalence of binge drinking in the U.S. Among the state-by-state findings, Californians are about in the lower-middle of the pack....

The Sacramento Kings acquired Iman Shumpert in February, but he hasn't played while recovering from foot and knee injuries. He has a player option for next season, so his debut with the Kings might come in the fall....

Nearly 300 rabbits arrived at the Sacramento SPCA Friday night. The SPCA is asking for donations or monetary supplies to handle them. All 286 of the bunnies were found in a single residence in Folsom, according to Folsom police.http://www.sacbee.com/news/...

Recounting a recent meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Trump didn't know whether his claim about a trade deficit was true. He was bluffing, playing the wise guy on a wacky little whim all his own....

The residential dining facility at Sacramento State was found in violation of several health codes that posed "an immediate threat to public health" last month, according to Sacramento County health inspection reports....

California requires any complex with 16 or more apartments to have a property manager living on-site. The Institute of Real Estate Management and Women's Empowerment are capitalizing on that to help homeless women with the REstart program....

Boxer Jose Ramirez, who once worked the fields in California's Central Valley, fights for the World Boxing Council's super lightweight belt at Madison Square Garden Saturday, March 17. He also fights for immigration reform with a new campaign call...

Boeing's 737 Max 7 airliner had its first test flight, a successful takeoff and landing Friday in Washington state. The success of the aircraft, to be widely used by Southwest Airlines, could help Southwest offer flights to Hawaii....

Sacramento's Bradshaw Animal Shelter's nonprofit T.E.A.M. is offering a $1,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the person who abused Thomas the Puppy, leaving him injured and in need of surgery. Thomas is recovering from surger...

Residents from a small unincorporated area of Roseville are scrambling to save a school that has been in their neighborhood for more than 140 years after recently finding out the school district has put the property up for sale....

See how much the prices for homes in your neighborhood increased or decreased in January 2018. Large year-over-year increases in median home prices were seen in the region from Del Paso Heights to Truckee....

A satiric blog post and Facebook photo depict California Gov. Jerry Brown as having passed a law requiring the teaching of Arabic numerals and Sharia law to elementary schoolers. The fabricated law was quickly debunked....

Police in Redding, California, have arrested four men who they say are involved in an elaborate scheme in which a police officer's home was burglarized, guns were stolen and a police dog was poisoned....